diff --git a/server/AyaNova/ControllerHelpers/ApiUploadProcessor.cs b/server/AyaNova/ControllerHelpers/ApiUploadProcessor.cs
index bd3671a6..c80498d6 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/ControllerHelpers/ApiUploadProcessor.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/ControllerHelpers/ApiUploadProcessor.cs
@@ -23,36 +23,16 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.ControllerHelpers
     internal static class ApiUploadProcessor
     {
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Process uploaded attachment file
-        /// Will be treated as a temporary file for further processing into database
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="httpContext"></param>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        internal static async Task<ApiUploadedFilesResult> ProcessAttachmentUploadAsync(Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.HttpContext httpContext)
-        {
-            return await ProcessUploadAsync(httpContext, true);
-        }
 
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Process uploaded utility file (backup)
-        /// Anything that will be stored in the backup folder as is
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="httpContext"></param>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        internal static async Task<ApiUploadedFilesResult> ProcessUtilityFileUploadAsync(Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.HttpContext httpContext)
-        {
-            return await ProcessUploadAsync(httpContext, false);
-        }
+
 
         /// <summary>
         /// handle upload
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="httpContext"></param>
-        /// <param name="processAsAttachment"></param>
+        /// <param name="httpContext"></param>        
         /// <returns><see cref="ApiUploadedFilesResult"/> list of files and form field data (if present)</returns>
-        private static async Task<ApiUploadedFilesResult> ProcessUploadAsync(Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.HttpContext httpContext, bool processAsAttachment)
+        internal static async Task<ApiUploadedFilesResult> ProcessUploadAsync(Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.HttpContext httpContext)
         {
 
             ApiUploadedFilesResult result = new ApiUploadedFilesResult();
@@ -69,7 +49,6 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.ControllerHelpers
 
             var section = await reader.ReadNextSectionAsync();
 
-
             while (section != null)
             {
                 ContentDispositionHeaderValue contentDisposition;
@@ -83,24 +62,13 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.ControllerHelpers
                         string filePathAndName = string.Empty;
                         var CleanedUploadFileName = contentDisposition.FileName.Value.Replace("\"", "");
 
-                        if (processAsAttachment)
-                        {
-                            //get temp file path and temp file name
-                            filePathAndName = FileUtil.NewRandomAttachmentFileName;
-                        }
-                        else
-                        {
-                            //store directly into the backup file folder
-                            //NOTE: all utility files are always stored as lowercase to avoid recognition issues down the road
-                            CleanedUploadFileName = CleanedUploadFileName.ToLowerInvariant();
-                            filePathAndName = FileUtil.GetFullPathForUtilityFile(CleanedUploadFileName);
-                        }
-
+                        //get temp file path and temp file name
+                        filePathAndName = FileUtil.NewRandomUserFilesFolderFileName;
 
                         //save to disk
                         using (var stream = new FileStream(filePathAndName, FileMode.Create))
                         {
-                            await section.Body.CopyToAsync(stream);                            
+                            await section.Body.CopyToAsync(stream);
                         }
                         result.UploadedFiles.Add(new UploadedFileInfo()
                         {
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/AttachmentController.cs b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/AttachmentController.cs
index a8a591eb..5da0efc0 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/AttachmentController.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/AttachmentController.cs
@@ -165,11 +165,11 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
 
 
         //used to hold extra file data sent by client
-        public class fileData
-        {
-            public string name { get; set; }
-            public long lastModified { get; set; }
-        }
+        // public class UploadFileData
+        // {
+        //     public string name { get; set; }
+        //     public long lastModified { get; set; }
+        // }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Upload attachment file
@@ -197,14 +197,14 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
                 if (!MultipartRequestHelper.IsMultipartContentType(Request.ContentType))
                     return BadRequest(new ApiErrorResponse(ApiErrorCode.INVALID_OPERATION, "FileUploadAttempt", $"Expected a multipart request, but got {Request.ContentType}"));
 
-                var uploadFormData = await ApiUploadProcessor.ProcessAttachmentUploadAsync(HttpContext);
+                var uploadFormData = await ApiUploadProcessor.ProcessUploadAsync(HttpContext);
 
                 bool badRequest = false;
                 string AttachToObjectType = string.Empty;
                 string AttachToObjectId = string.Empty;
                 string errorMessage = string.Empty;
                 string Notes = string.Empty;
-                List<fileData> FileData = new List<fileData>();
+                List<UploadFileData> FileData = new List<UploadFileData>();
 
                 if (
                 !uploadFormData.FormFieldData.ContainsKey("FileData") ||
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
                         Notes = uploadFormData.FormFieldData["Notes"].ToString();
                     //fileData in JSON stringify format which contains the actual last modified dates etc
                     //"[{\"name\":\"Client.csv\",\"lastModified\":1582822079618},{\"name\":\"wmi4fu06nrs41.jpg\",\"lastModified\":1586900220990}]"
-                    FileData = Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<List<fileData>>(uploadFormData.FormFieldData["FileData"].ToString());
+                    FileData = Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<List<UploadFileData>>(uploadFormData.FormFieldData["FileData"].ToString());
 
                     if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(AttachToObjectType) || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(AttachToObjectId))
                     {
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
                         //Get the actual date from the separate filedata
                         //this is because the lastModified date is always empty in the form data files
                         DateTime theDate = DateTime.MinValue;
-                        foreach (fileData f in FileData)
+                        foreach (UploadFileData f in FileData)
                         {
                             if (f.name == a.OriginalFileName)
                             {
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/TranslationController.cs b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/TranslationController.cs
index f7ed7ff7..c28a52d5 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/TranslationController.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/TranslationController.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ using System;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization;
 using System.Linq;
+using AyaNova.Util;
 
 
 
@@ -304,12 +305,11 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
             var asText = Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.SerializeObject(
                 o,
                 Newtonsoft.Json.Formatting.None,
-                new JsonSerializerSettings { ContractResolver = new ShouldSerializeContractResolver(new string[] { "Concurrency", "Id","TranslationId" }) });
+                new JsonSerializerSettings { ContractResolver = new ShouldSerializeContractResolver(new string[] { "Concurrency", "Id", "TranslationId" }) });
             var bytes = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(asText);
             var file = new FileContentResult(bytes, "application/octet-stream");
             file.FileDownloadName = Util.FileUtil.StringToSafeFileName(o.Name) + ".json";
             return file;
-
         }
 
 
@@ -336,6 +336,104 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
 
 
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Upload Translation export file
+        /// Max 15mb total
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>Accepted</returns>
+        [Authorize]
+        [HttpPost("upload")]
+        [DisableFormValueModelBinding]
+        [RequestSizeLimit(15000000)]//currently export file is 200kb * 50 maximum at a time = 15mb  https://github.com/aspnet/Announcements/issues/267
+        public async Task<IActionResult> UploadAsync()
+        {
+            //Adapted from the example found here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/mvc/models/file-uploads#uploading-large-files-with-streaming
+
+            if (!serverState.IsOpen)
+                return StatusCode(503, new ApiErrorResponse(serverState.ApiErrorCode, null, serverState.Reason));
+
+            //  var returnList = new List<NameIdItem>();
+            object ret = null;
+            AyaTypeId attachToObject = null;
+            try
+            {
+                if (!MultipartRequestHelper.IsMultipartContentType(Request.ContentType))
+                    return BadRequest(new ApiErrorResponse(ApiErrorCode.INVALID_OPERATION, "FileUploadAttempt", $"Expected a multipart request, but got {Request.ContentType}"));
+
+                var uploadFormData = await ApiUploadProcessor.ProcessUploadAsync(HttpContext);
+
+                bool badRequest = false;
+                string UploadObjectType = string.Empty;
+                string UploadObjectId = string.Empty;
+                string errorMessage = string.Empty;
+                string Notes = string.Empty;
+                List<UploadFileData> FileData = new List<UploadFileData>();
+
+                if (
+                !uploadFormData.FormFieldData.ContainsKey("FileData"))//only filedata is required
+                {
+                    badRequest = true;
+                    errorMessage = "Missing required FormFieldData value: FileData";
+                }
+                if (!badRequest)
+                {
+                    if (uploadFormData.FormFieldData.ContainsKey("ObjectType"))
+                        UploadObjectType = uploadFormData.FormFieldData["ObjectType"].ToString();
+                    if (uploadFormData.FormFieldData.ContainsKey("ObjectId"))
+                        UploadObjectId = uploadFormData.FormFieldData["ObjectId"].ToString();
+                    if (uploadFormData.FormFieldData.ContainsKey("Notes"))
+                        Notes = uploadFormData.FormFieldData["Notes"].ToString();
+                    //fileData in JSON stringify format which contains the actual last modified dates etc
+                    //"[{\"name\":\"Client.csv\",\"lastModified\":1582822079618},{\"name\":\"wmi4fu06nrs41.jpg\",\"lastModified\":1586900220990}]"
+                    FileData = Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<List<UploadFileData>>(uploadFormData.FormFieldData["FileData"].ToString());
+                   
+                }
+
+     
+                long UserId = UserIdFromContext.Id(HttpContext.Items);
+
+                //We have our files and a confirmed AyObject, ready to attach and save permanently
+                if (uploadFormData.UploadedFiles.Count > 0)
+                {
+
+                    foreach (UploadedFileInfo a in uploadFormData.UploadedFiles)
+                    {
+                        //Get the actual date from the separate filedata
+                        //this is because the lastModified date is always empty in the form data files
+                        DateTime theDate = DateTime.MinValue;
+                        foreach (UploadFileData f in FileData)
+                        {
+                            if (f.name == a.OriginalFileName)
+                            {
+                                if (f.lastModified > 0)
+                                {
+                                    theDate = DateTimeOffset.FromUnixTimeMilliseconds(f.lastModified).DateTime;
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                        if (theDate == DateTime.MinValue)
+                            theDate = DateTime.UtcNow;
+
+                        var v = await FileUtil.StoreFileAttachmentAsync(a.InitialUploadedPathName, a.MimeType, a.OriginalFileName, theDate, attachToObject, Notes, ct);
+
+                        //EVENT LOG
+                        await EventLogProcessor.LogEventToDatabaseAsync(new Event(UserId, attachToObject.ObjectId, attachToObject.ObjectType, AyaEvent.AttachmentCreate, v.DisplayFileName), ct);
+
+                        //SEARCH INDEXING                     
+                        var SearchParams = new Search.SearchIndexProcessObjectParameters(UserTranslationIdFromContext.Id(HttpContext.Items), v.Id, AyaType.FileAttachment);
+                        SearchParams.AddText(v.Notes).AddText(v.DisplayFileName);
+                        await Search.ProcessNewObjectKeywordsAsync(SearchParams);
+                    }
+                }               
+            }
+            catch (System.IO.InvalidDataException ex)
+            {
+                return BadRequest(new ApiErrorResponse(ApiErrorCode.INVALID_OPERATION, "FileUploadAttempt", ex.Message));
+            }
+
+            //Return the list of attachment ids and filenames
+            return Accepted();
+        }
 
 
 
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/models/dto/UploadFileData.cs b/server/AyaNova/models/dto/UploadFileData.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38d69bb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/AyaNova/models/dto/UploadFileData.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+namespace AyaNova.Models
+{
+    public class UploadFileData
+    {
+        public string name { get; set; }
+        public long lastModified { get; set; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/util/FileUtil.cs b/server/AyaNova/util/FileUtil.cs
index 5a135021..c33834fc 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/util/FileUtil.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/util/FileUtil.cs
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Util
         /// Get a random file name with path to attachments folder
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        internal static string NewRandomAttachmentFileName
+        internal static string NewRandomUserFilesFolderFileName
         {
             get
             {